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Relentless winter brings pros, cons for Tahoe ski resorts

Relentless winter brings pros, cons for Tahoe ski resorts

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last winter, most ski resorts at Lake Tahoe had to postpone their usual November openings because there wasn’t enough snow . This season, several have been forced to close at times because there’s been too much.
Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools

Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students, further fueling U.S. culture wars in education.
Farmers, environmental activists hold demos in The Hague

Farmers, environmental activists hold demos in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of farmers and anti-establishment demonstrators protested Saturday in a park in The Hague against Dutch government plans to reduce nitrate emissions, while climate activists angry at what they call state suppor
Aches, rashes and fear: Trauma remains after Ohio derailment

Aches, rashes and fear: Trauma remains after Ohio derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio.
Atmospheric river floods California towns, brings rain, snow

Atmospheric river floods California towns, brings rain, snow

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.
Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years.
Regulators cut pressure on pipeline after Kansas oil spill

Regulators cut pressure on pipeline after Kansas oil spill

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. government regulators have stopped allowing a large part of the Keystone oil pipeline to operate at higher-than-normal pressures following a massive oil spill in northeastern Kansas in December.

Russia lists World Wildlife Fund, others as foreign agents

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday added the World Wildlife Fund to its register of foreign agents, along with a prominent Kremlin critic, a renowned economist and a few others.
In rift with Biden, Manchin vows to block oil, gas nominee

In rift with Biden, Manchin vows to block oil, gas nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department.
Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming

Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption.
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